1933
Jen
2019
Jen Davis Funk
October 3, 1933 — January 25, 2019
Jen Davis Funk
Jen Davis Funk, a long-time resident of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on January 25, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. She was born in Chillicothe, Missouri on October 3, 1933. She and her younger brother, James, lived in this county seat until both left to attend university in their late teens. Summers were spent in Texarkana, Texas with her mother, maternal grandmother, aunts, uncles, and many cousins. Jen left Chillicothe to attend the University of Missouri, earning a bachelor's degree in English. She then moved to Kansas City, MO to take a job writing verses for Hallmark greeting cards.
Jen married and raised three children: Jennie Funk Steyaert, Kimberley Kay Thomas, and Bryan James Funk. In addition to a busy family life, Jen was an educator. She received her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction after the youngest of her children entered kindergarten. She taught both kindergarten and college English and became the assistant director of the Evening Division at Rockhurst College. After her career in education, she taught business writing through her company, Clear Writing Pays Off. She also published several business books on writing and time management, and proofread for Family Features, a company who specialized in placing magazine ads for major food manufacturers. Later in life, Jen took up fabric dying and sold hand-dyed accessories at art shows.
Jen was actively involved in her community. She was an elected member of the Leawood City Council and a lay reader, Eucharistic minister, and a member of the vestry at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Kansas City, MO. She also volunteered at the Westport Public Library and St. Luke's Hospital. In addition to fabric arts, Jen's hobbies were reading, sewing, and knitting.
Jen Davis Funk was preceded in death by her son, Bryan. She is survived by her two daughters, Jennie and Kimberley, four grandsons, and two granddaughters.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Grace Episcopal Church Chillicothe, Missouri. Inurnment will be held at Edgewood Cemetery Chillicothe, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Episcopal Church and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home P.O. box 47 Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Online condolences may be left at www.lindleyfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home Chillicothe, Missouri.
Jen Davis Funk, a long-time resident of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on January 25, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. She was born in Chillicothe, Missouri on October 3, 1933. She and her younger brother, James, lived in this county seat until both left to attend university in their late teens. Summers were spent in Texarkana, Texas with her mother, maternal grandmother, aunts, uncles, and many cousins. Jen left Chillicothe to attend the University of Missouri, earning a bachelor's degree in English. She then moved to Kansas City, MO to take a job writing verses for Hallmark greeting cards.
Jen married and raised three children: Jennie Funk Steyaert, Kimberley Kay Thomas, and Bryan James Funk. In addition to a busy family life, Jen was an educator. She received her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction after the youngest of her children entered kindergarten. She taught both kindergarten and college English and became the assistant director of the Evening Division at Rockhurst College. After her career in education, she taught business writing through her company, Clear Writing Pays Off. She also published several business books on writing and time management, and proofread for Family Features, a company who specialized in placing magazine ads for major food manufacturers. Later in life, Jen took up fabric dying and sold hand-dyed accessories at art shows.
Jen was actively involved in her community. She was an elected member of the Leawood City Council and a lay reader, Eucharistic minister, and a member of the vestry at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Kansas City, MO. She also volunteered at the Westport Public Library and St. Luke's Hospital. In addition to fabric arts, Jen's hobbies were reading, sewing, and knitting.
Jen Davis Funk was preceded in death by her son, Bryan. She is survived by her two daughters, Jennie and Kimberley, four grandsons, and two granddaughters.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Grace Episcopal Church Chillicothe, Missouri. Inurnment will be held at Edgewood Cemetery Chillicothe, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Episcopal Church and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home P.O. box 47 Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Online condolences may be left at www.lindleyfuneralhome.com .
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home Chillicothe, Missouri.
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